Japanese symbol for “birding”

野鳥観察

やちょうかんさつ

Romaji: yachoukansatsu

birdwatching; birding

In Japanese, birding is 野鳥観察, read やちょうかんさつ (yachoukansatsu).

Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.

Meanings

n birdwatching; birding

Kanji and stroke order

野

plains, field, rustic

on: ヤ、ショ
kun: の、の-

11 strokes · JLPT 3

鳥

bird, chicken

on: チョウ
kun: とり

11 strokes · JLPT 3

観

outlook, look, appearance

on: カン
kun: み.る、しめ.す

18 strokes · JLPT 2

察

guess, presume, surmise

on: サツ

14 strokes · JLPT 2

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

Word	Reading	Meaning
野球	やきゅう yakyuu	baseball
分野	ぶんや bun'ya	field; sphere; realm
野菜	やさい yasai	vegetable
野党	やとう yatou	opposition party; the opposition
視野	しや shiya	field of vision; view
平野	へいや heiya	plain; open field
白鳥	はくちょう hakuchou	swan (Cygnus spp.)
小鳥	ことり kotori	small bird; little bird
観光	かんこう kankou	sightseeing; tourism
警察	けいさつ keisatsu	police

Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.